BovineNK-lysin: Copy number variation and functional diversification
BovineNK-lysin: Copy number variation and functional diversification
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National Academy of Sciences
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NK-lysin is an antimicrobial peptide and effector protein in the host innate immune system. It is coded by a single gene in humans and most other mammalian species. In this study, we provide evidence for the existence of fourNK-lysingenes in a repetitive region on cattle chromosome 11. TheNK2A, NK2B,andNK2Cgenes are tandemly arrayed as three copies...
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BovineNK-lysin: Copy number variation and functional diversification
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26466293
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0027-8424
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1091-6490